About

The project is aimed at analyzing and visualizing the spatial and temporal distribution of crime event in the city of Chicago in years 2018-2020. The project is expected to help people better understand the public safety issue in the city of Chicago and hopefully reduce the chance of crime events happening in the future.

The crime dataset used is part of the Open Data Portal. It reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department’s CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. Variables in the dataset includes information about crime event type, location, time, if arrested, if domestic related, and so on.

The project use r language. The main package used includes: ggplot2, plotly, leaflet, wordcloud, tidyverse, chorddiag.

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Crime Dataset Overview

Crime Dataset Overview
Date Primary Type Description Location Description Arrest Domestic Community Area Latitude Longitude
2018-10-14 02:36:00 ROBBERY ARMED - HANDGUN CONVENIENCE STORE FALSE FALSE 8 41.89657 -87.63624
2018-06-01 07:00:00 SEX OFFENSE AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE APARTMENT FALSE FALSE 36 NA NA
2018-09-30 18:00:00 BURGLARY FORCIBLE ENTRY OTHER (SPECIFY) FALSE FALSE 24 41.90973 -87.67646
2018-02-11 19:03:00 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT NON-AGGRAVATED APARTMENT FALSE FALSE 39 41.81039 -87.60392
2018-12-01 15:00:00 THEFT FROM BUILDING RESIDENCE FALSE FALSE 22 NA NA
2018-01-04 13:00:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FORGERY RESIDENCE FALSE FALSE 75 NA NA
2018-01-16 08:00:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE EMBEZZLEMENT SCHOOL - PUBLIC GROUNDS FALSE FALSE 8 41.89543 -87.61611
2018-10-24 00:01:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300 APARTMENT FALSE FALSE 55 NA NA
2018-08-11 14:00:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300 NA FALSE FALSE 71 NA NA
2018-06-15 15:30:00 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN APARTMENT FALSE FALSE 69 41.75991 -87.60787
2018-09-27 21:30:00 SEX OFFENSE CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE RESIDENCE FALSE FALSE 69 41.76000 -87.62849
2018-11-04 15:31:00 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT NON-AGGRAVATED BAR OR TAVERN FALSE FALSE 31 41.85125 -87.67708
2018-10-27 01:00:00 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT AUTOMOBILE VACANT LOT / LAND FALSE FALSE 29 41.86333 -87.69455
2018-05-20 03:27:00 BATTERY AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN STREET FALSE FALSE 25 41.88572 -87.74704
2018-01-01 09:00:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300 NA FALSE FALSE 43 NA NA
2018-08-18 04:00:00 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT NON-AGGRAVATED SCHOOL - PRIVATE GROUNDS FALSE FALSE 26 41.87074 -87.73353
2018-12-27 23:30:00 ASSAULT AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN STREET FALSE FALSE 16 41.95029 -87.70597
2018-08-03 09:15:00 ROBBERY ARMED - HANDGUN STREET FALSE FALSE 67 41.79311 -87.66578
2018-05-22 16:25:00 BATTERY AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN STREET FALSE FALSE 16 41.94905 -87.70666
2018-08-20 00:01:00 OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE BY FAMILY MEMBER RESIDENCE FALSE TRUE 22 41.92101 -87.71094
2018-09-12 15:33:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300 NA FALSE FALSE 34 NA NA
2018-11-01 17:00:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FORGERY OTHER (SPECIFY) FALSE FALSE 44 41.73663 -87.60656
2018-10-17 19:58:00 ROBBERY ARMED - HANDGUN STREET TRUE FALSE 69 41.76498 -87.62490
2018-07-28 02:27:00 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT ALLEY TRUE FALSE 49 41.69320 -87.64241
2018-11-19 15:00:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME APARTMENT FALSE FALSE 77 NA NA
2018-11-27 06:45:00 PUBLIC PEACE VIOLATION FALSE POLICE REPORT STREET FALSE FALSE 28 NA NA
2018-07-01 22:00:00 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT PREDATORY APARTMENT FALSE TRUE 61 NA NA
2018-06-01 12:45:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300 NA FALSE FALSE 48 NA NA
2018-05-20 14:50:00 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE BOGUS CHECK BANK FALSE FALSE 41 41.79953 -87.59004
2018-04-27 13:38:00 ROBBERY STRONG ARM - NO WEAPON BANK FALSE FALSE 21 41.93658 -87.72711

The table shows a few lines of the crime data. The whole dataset contains spatial-temporal information of recorded crime events since 2018.

Transportation Dataset Overview

Transportation Dataset Overview
Trip Start Timestamp Trip End Timestamp Pickup Community Area Dropoff Community Area
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 53 NA
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 7 7
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 6 7
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:30:00 6 17
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 43 45
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:30:00 8 4
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 24 6
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:00:00 10 10
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 32 77
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:00:00 16 14
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 8 31
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 24 6
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:45:00 32 8
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 32 16
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:00:00 3 77
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 6 7
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 38 44
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 8 28
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:45:00 7 NA
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:30:00 NA 73
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:30:00 32 73
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 22 6
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 8 8
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:45:00 3 NA
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:00:00 32 28
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 8 8
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 24 31
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 72 74
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:15:00 32 11
2020-01-01 2020-01-01 00:30:00 33 8

The table shows a few lines of the Transportation dataset. The dataset contains spatial-temporal information of recorded transportation trip in a week in Jan 2020.

Primary Crime Type


The bar plot shows the crime primary type distribution. Notice that for many crime types, arrested cases took small part. The hover texts show the percentage of arrested cases for each category.

Number of Crime Event in Each Month


Number of Crime Event in Each Month. There were less crime events happened in winter. There was a drop in 2020 due to COVID19 probably.

Domestic Crime Percantage for each Crime type


This group of bar chart shows in order the percentage of domestics related crime by different crime type. As we can see domestic crime took significant percentage for many violent crimes types like batter, assault ans even sex offense. People should aware that those who are close to them can do harm to them.

Chicago Map Overview

This is the map of the city of Chicago. Community Areas are small areas that compose the city of Chicago. This is the way we divide the city into smalls ares in this project.

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Community Areas on Map

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Community Area Numbers

Crime by Areas

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Areas with Most Crime Events

Community Name Area Numeber Number of Events Since 2018
AUSTIN 25 41295
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 32225
LOOP 32 26133
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 24718
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 24608
SOUTH SHORE 43 24417
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 22103
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 20651
WEST TOWN 24 19359
ROSELAND 49 18862
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 18851
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 18471
CHATHAM 44 18274
ENGLEWOOD 68 16908
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 16429
LAKE VIEW 6 15769
CHICAGO LAWN 66 15606
LOGAN SQUARE 22 13145
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 12940
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 12201
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 12091
LINCOLN PARK 7 11836
NEW CITY 61 11717
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 11597
WEST PULLMAN 53 11425
ROGERS PARK 1 10845
WEST RIDGE 2 9758
UPTOWN 3 9669
WOODLAWN 42 9652
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 9318
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 8788
PORTAGE PARK 15 8408
DOUGLAS 35 7406
EDGEWATER 77 7388
IRVING PARK 16 7332
WASHINGTON PARK 40 6907
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 6538
ALBANY PARK 14 6469
ASHBURN 70 6424
AVONDALE 21 6092
BRIGHTON PARK 58 5977
GAGE PARK 63 5746
MORGAN PARK 75 5532
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 5412
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 5278
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 5148
SOUTH DEERING 51 5088
HYDE PARK 41 5013
WEST LAWN 65 4549
OHARE 76 4267
BRIDGEPORT 60 4068
DUNNING 17 4011
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 3963
KENWOOD 39 3926
HERMOSA 20 3767
RIVERDALE 54 3721
NORTH CENTER 5 3609
AVALON PARK 45 3557
PULLMAN 50 3197
NORWOOD PARK 10 3173
EAST SIDE 52 2946
JEFFERSON PARK 11 2912
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 2803
CLEARING 64 2644
WEST ELSDON 62 2560
BEVERLY 72 2552
NORTH PARK 13 2486
MCKINLEY PARK 59 2400
FULLER PARK 37 2349
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 2250
OAKLAND 36 1870
MONTCLARE 18 1647
HEGEWISCH 55 1554
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 1457
FOREST GLEN 12 1422
BURNSIDE 47 1069
EDISON PARK 9 740

Areas with Least Crime Events

Community Name Area Numeber Number of Events Since 2018
EDISON PARK 9 740
BURNSIDE 47 1069
FOREST GLEN 12 1422
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 1457
HEGEWISCH 55 1554
MONTCLARE 18 1647
OAKLAND 36 1870
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 2250
FULLER PARK 37 2349
MCKINLEY PARK 59 2400
NORTH PARK 13 2486
BEVERLY 72 2552
WEST ELSDON 62 2560
CLEARING 64 2644
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 2803
JEFFERSON PARK 11 2912
EAST SIDE 52 2946
NORWOOD PARK 10 3173
PULLMAN 50 3197
AVALON PARK 45 3557
NORTH CENTER 5 3609
RIVERDALE 54 3721
HERMOSA 20 3767
KENWOOD 39 3926
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 3963
DUNNING 17 4011
BRIDGEPORT 60 4068
OHARE 76 4267
WEST LAWN 65 4549
HYDE PARK 41 5013
SOUTH DEERING 51 5088
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 5148
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 5278
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 5412
MORGAN PARK 75 5532
GAGE PARK 63 5746
BRIGHTON PARK 58 5977
AVONDALE 21 6092
ASHBURN 70 6424
ALBANY PARK 14 6469
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 6538
WASHINGTON PARK 40 6907
IRVING PARK 16 7332
EDGEWATER 77 7388
DOUGLAS 35 7406
PORTAGE PARK 15 8408
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 8788
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 9318
WOODLAWN 42 9652
UPTOWN 3 9669
WEST RIDGE 2 9758
ROGERS PARK 1 10845
WEST PULLMAN 53 11425
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 11597
NEW CITY 61 11717
LINCOLN PARK 7 11836
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 12091
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 12201
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 12940
LOGAN SQUARE 22 13145
CHICAGO LAWN 66 15606
LAKE VIEW 6 15769
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 16429
ENGLEWOOD 68 16908
CHATHAM 44 18274
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 18471
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 18851
ROSELAND 49 18862
WEST TOWN 24 19359
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 20651
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 22103
SOUTH SHORE 43 24417
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 24608
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 24718
LOOP 32 26133
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 32225
AUSTIN 25 41295

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Total Number of Reported Crime Events Since 2018 in Each Area

Property Crime

Number of theft events dropped since COVID19, however, number of burglary events raised during this time.

Community areas with most property crimes were NEAR NORTH SIDE, LOOP and NEAR WEST SIDE, which were close to each other.

There were more property crime during daytime.

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Number of Property Crime Events in Each Month

Areas with Most Property Crimes

Community Name Area Number Number of Events
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 20642
LOOP 32 17702
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 12791
AUSTIN 25 11448
WEST TOWN 24 10914
LAKE VIEW 6 9674
LINCOLN PARK 7 7893
SOUTH SHORE 43 7555
LOGAN SQUARE 22 7021
CHATHAM 44 6319
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 5868
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 5261
ROSELAND 49 5106
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 5042
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 4952
CHICAGO LAWN 66 4860
ROGERS PARK 1 4654
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 4646
UPTOWN 3 4506
WEST RIDGE 2 4392
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 4225
ENGLEWOOD 68 3970
EDGEWATER 77 3755
PORTAGE PARK 15 3530
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 3517
NEW CITY 61 3489
IRVING PARK 16 3314
WEST PULLMAN 53 3211
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 3152
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 3140
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 3139
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 3136
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 3119
AVONDALE 21 2856
DOUGLAS 35 2836
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 2795
WOODLAWN 42 2787
ALBANY PARK 14 2634
HYDE PARK 41 2624
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 2596
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 2508
ASHBURN 70 2463
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 2324
OHARE 76 2277
NORTH CENTER 5 2217
MORGAN PARK 75 2172
WEST LAWN 65 2049
BRIGHTON PARK 58 1874
WASHINGTON PARK 40 1868
GAGE PARK 63 1830
SOUTH DEERING 51 1784
BRIDGEPORT 60 1698
KENWOOD 39 1646
DUNNING 17 1614
NORWOOD PARK 10 1561
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 1410
JEFFERSON PARK 11 1394
HERMOSA 20 1328
BEVERLY 72 1306
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 1283
NORTH PARK 13 1246
AVALON PARK 45 1137
PULLMAN 50 1082
WEST ELSDON 62 1077
CLEARING 64 1056
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 997
MCKINLEY PARK 59 984
FOREST GLEN 12 815
RIVERDALE 54 787
EAST SIDE 52 778
FULLER PARK 37 737
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 657
MONTCLARE 18 653
OAKLAND 36 627
HEGEWISCH 55 535
EDISON PARK 9 349
BURNSIDE 47 269

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Property Crime Events Daily Heatmap

Violent Non-Sexual

Number of non-sexual violent crime events dropped in April 2020, then bounced back very quickly.

Community areas with most property crimes were AUSTIN and south area of Chicago.

Less non-sexual violent crime happened from 3 AM to 7AM.

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Number of Non-Sexual Violent Crime Events in Each Month

Areas with Most Non-Sexual Violent Crimes

Community Name Area Number Number of Events
AUSTIN 25 15474
SOUTH SHORE 43 9032
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 8459
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 7512
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 7307
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 7111
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 6875
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 6659
ENGLEWOOD 68 6614
ROSELAND 49 6471
CHATHAM 44 6347
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 6280
CHICAGO LAWN 66 5795
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 5233
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 4858
LOOP 32 4716
WEST TOWN 24 4366
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 4261
NEW CITY 61 4237
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 4236
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 3939
WEST PULLMAN 53 3884
WOODLAWN 42 3539
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 3290
LAKE VIEW 6 3277
ROGERS PARK 1 3217
LOGAN SQUARE 22 3012
UPTOWN 3 2899
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 2758
WEST RIDGE 2 2753
WASHINGTON PARK 40 2640
DOUGLAS 35 2558
PORTAGE PARK 15 2517
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 2063
IRVING PARK 16 2044
BRIGHTON PARK 58 2016
ASHBURN 70 2004
EDGEWATER 77 2002
ALBANY PARK 14 1953
GAGE PARK 63 1916
LINCOLN PARK 7 1883
SOUTH DEERING 51 1754
AVONDALE 21 1632
MORGAN PARK 75 1623
RIVERDALE 54 1521
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 1354
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 1334
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 1237
WEST LAWN 65 1236
HYDE PARK 41 1225
KENWOOD 39 1220
HERMOSA 20 1174
DUNNING 17 1167
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 1166
AVALON PARK 45 1155
BRIDGEPORT 60 1096
EAST SIDE 52 1056
PULLMAN 50 1030
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 929
OHARE 76 806
FULLER PARK 37 802
NORWOOD PARK 10 757
JEFFERSON PARK 11 726
CLEARING 64 718
WEST ELSDON 62 666
MCKINLEY PARK 59 642
OAKLAND 36 627
NORTH CENTER 5 615
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 613
NORTH PARK 13 596
HEGEWISCH 55 516
BEVERLY 72 511
MONTCLARE 18 502
BURNSIDE 47 364
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 328
FOREST GLEN 12 271
EDISON PARK 9 190

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Non-Sexual Crime Events Daily Heatmap

Violent Sexual

Number of sexual violent crime events dropped in April 2020, then bounced back very quickly as well.

Community areas with most property crimes were AUSTIN and NEAR NORTH SIDE.

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Number of Sexual Violent Crime Events in Each Month

Areas with Most Sexual Violent Crimes

Community Name Area Number Number of Events
AUSTIN 25 479
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 379
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 260
SOUTH SHORE 43 252
LAKE VIEW 6 223
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 222
WEST TOWN 24 220
LOOP 32 189
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 185
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 184
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 181
ROGERS PARK 1 177
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 177
UPTOWN 3 174
ROSELAND 49 171
ENGLEWOOD 68 170
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 159
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 159
NEW CITY 61 156
CHATHAM 44 151
CHICAGO LAWN 66 150
LOGAN SQUARE 22 138
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 131
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 126
LINCOLN PARK 7 123
EDGEWATER 77 122
WEST PULLMAN 53 114
WEST RIDGE 2 109
WOODLAWN 42 106
PORTAGE PARK 15 96
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 96
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 93
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 92
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 92
ALBANY PARK 14 85
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 81
IRVING PARK 16 81
GAGE PARK 63 81
BRIGHTON PARK 58 79
DOUGLAS 35 75
ASHBURN 70 73
AVONDALE 21 72
HYDE PARK 41 69
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 63
WASHINGTON PARK 40 62
WEST LAWN 65 50
MORGAN PARK 75 50
HERMOSA 20 49
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 47
DUNNING 17 46
SOUTH DEERING 51 43
KENWOOD 39 42
BRIDGEPORT 60 42
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 40
NORTH PARK 13 39
AVALON PARK 45 39
NORTH CENTER 5 37
RIVERDALE 54 37
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 36
NORWOOD PARK 10 33
CLEARING 64 33
OHARE 76 33
JEFFERSON PARK 11 29
MCKINLEY PARK 59 26
EAST SIDE 52 26
PULLMAN 50 23
FULLER PARK 37 22
MONTCLARE 18 22
BEVERLY 72 22
WEST ELSDON 62 21
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 20
HEGEWISCH 55 18
OAKLAND 36 17
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 16
FOREST GLEN 12 10
EDISON PARK 9 8
BURNSIDE 47 5

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Sexual Violent Crime Events Daily Heatmap

Violent Public

Number of public violent crime events dropped in April 2020, then bounced back.

Like non-sexual violent, community areas with most property crimes were AUSTIN and south area of Chicago.

Public violent crimes happened more frequently afternoon in a day.

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Number of Public Violent Crime Event in Each Month

Areas with Most Public Violent Crime

Community Name Area Number Number of Events
AUSTIN 25 6791
SOUTH SHORE 43 4318
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 4125
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 4093
ROSELAND 49 4070
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 3783
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 3636
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 3408
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 3321
ENGLEWOOD 68 3317
CHATHAM 44 3276
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 3027
WEST TOWN 24 2796
CHICAGO LAWN 66 2774
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 2687
WEST PULLMAN 53 2469
LOOP 32 2443
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 2396
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 2254
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 2165
NEW CITY 61 2118
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 2011
LOGAN SQUARE 22 1989
ROGERS PARK 1 1838
WOODLAWN 42 1819
LAKE VIEW 6 1808
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 1686
WEST RIDGE 2 1571
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 1511
LINCOLN PARK 7 1504
WASHINGTON PARK 40 1417
PORTAGE PARK 15 1414
UPTOWN 3 1304
IRVING PARK 16 1226
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 1224
BRIGHTON PARK 58 1210
ALBANY PARK 14 1209
ASHBURN 70 1183
GAGE PARK 63 1164
DOUGLAS 35 1070
AVONDALE 21 1009
EDGEWATER 77 1003
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 997
MORGAN PARK 75 945
SOUTH DEERING 51 874
RIVERDALE 54 841
BRIDGEPORT 60 836
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 788
WEST LAWN 65 743
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 733
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 721
AVALON PARK 45 712
HYDE PARK 41 696
DUNNING 17 688
HERMOSA 20 664
EAST SIDE 52 645
OHARE 76 627
KENWOOD 39 607
PULLMAN 50 561
MCKINLEY PARK 59 534
NORWOOD PARK 10 512
NORTH CENTER 5 502
CLEARING 64 484
WEST ELSDON 62 483
FULLER PARK 37 464
JEFFERSON PARK 11 461
BEVERLY 72 421
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 403
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 399
NORTH PARK 13 387
OAKLAND 36 353
HEGEWISCH 55 291
MONTCLARE 18 277
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 251
BURNSIDE 47 250
FOREST GLEN 12 226
EDISON PARK 9 122

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Public Violent Crime Event Daily Heatmap

Homicide

Number of homicide events increased significantly after March 2020.

Austin was still the area with most homicide crime events.

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Number of Homicide Crime Events in Each Month

Areas with Most Homicide Crimes

Community Name Area Number Number of Events
AUSTIN 25 188
NORTH LAWNDALE 29 91
HUMBOLDT PARK 23 90
WEST GARFIELD PARK 26 88
ENGLEWOOD 68 87
SOUTH SHORE 43 85
WEST ENGLEWOOD 67 78
AUBURN GRESHAM 71 75
ROSELAND 49 70
GREATER GRAND CROSSING 69 65
EAST GARFIELD PARK 27 62
CHICAGO LAWN 66 58
CHATHAM 44 55
WEST PULLMAN 53 51
SOUTH CHICAGO 46 45
NEW CITY 61 45
SOUTH LAWNDALE 30 44
WASHINGTON PARK 40 32
WOODLAWN 42 30
NEAR WEST SIDE 28 27
WEST TOWN 24 23
RIVERDALE 54 23
GRAND BOULEVARD 38 21
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 73 19
ROGERS PARK 1 18
BELMONT CRAGIN 19 18
NEAR NORTH SIDE 8 17
BRIGHTON PARK 58 17
LOWER WEST SIDE 31 16
SOUTH DEERING 51 16
GAGE PARK 63 16
WEST RIDGE 2 15
MORGAN PARK 75 15
AVALON PARK 45 14
DOUGLAS 35 13
LOGAN SQUARE 22 13
EAST SIDE 52 12
ALBANY PARK 14 11
AVONDALE 21 11
LOOP 32 10
PULLMAN 50 10
ASHBURN 70 10
DUNNING 17 9
FULLER PARK 37 8
PORTAGE PARK 15 8
UPTOWN 3 8
ARMOUR SQUARE 34 7
GARFIELD RIDGE 56 7
WEST ELSDON 62 6
IRVING PARK 16 5
NEAR SOUTH SIDE 33 5
MCKINLEY PARK 59 5
CALUMET HEIGHTS 48 5
LINCOLN PARK 7 5
HYDE PARK 41 4
HERMOSA 20 4
LAKE VIEW 6 4
NORTH CENTER 5 4
CLEARING 64 4
OAKLAND 36 3
LINCOLN SQUARE 4 3
NORTH PARK 13 3
MONTCLARE 18 3
BURNSIDE 47 3
BRIDGEPORT 60 3
BEVERLY 72 3
EDGEWATER 77 3
KENWOOD 39 2
ARCHER HEIGHTS 57 2
WEST LAWN 65 2
JEFFERSON PARK 11 1
NORWOOD PARK 10 1
HEGEWISCH 55 1
MOUNT GREENWOOD 74 1
EDISON PARK 9 1
FOREST GLEN 12 0
OHARE 76 0

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Homicide Crime Events Daily Heatmap

Property Crime

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Property Crime Description Word Cloud

Property Crime Location Description Word Cloud

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Comment

It seems that most property crimes involved less than $500 and mostly happened in apartments and stores.

Violent Non Sexual Crime

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Non-Sexual Violent Crime Description Word Cloud

Non-Sexual Violent Crime Location Description Word Cloud

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Comment

Many non-sexual crimes were domestic. Most of these type of crime happened on street and in store.

Violent Sexual Crime

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Sexual Violent Crime Description Word Cloud

Sexual Violent Crime Location Description Word Cloud

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Comment

Many sexual crimes involved sexual abuse and non-consensual sex. This type of crime could happen in a wide range of places.

Public Violent Crime

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Public Violent Crime Description Word Cloud

Public Violent Crime Location Description Word Cloud

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Comment

Many public violence involved property damage and vehicle damage. Mostly happened on street.

Network Analysis

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Transportation Between Different Community Areas

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Areas with Highest Number of Crime

Areas with Highest Number of Crime Events
Community Area Number of Crime
25 41295
8 32225
32 26133
29 24718
28 24608
43 24417
23 22103
71 20651
24 19359
49 18862
67 18851
69 18471
44 18274
68 16908
26 16429
6 15769
66 15606
22 13145
27 12940
30 12201
19 12091
7 11836
61 11717
46 11597
53 11425
1 10845
2 9758
3 9669
42 9652
38 9318

Comment

The network shows the number of transportation reported by Transportation Network Providers. Areas 8, 32 and 28 had busy transportation and considerably high crime rate. Government should consider reinforce police force in these areas.